Dillon's pole speed topped the previous track record for a Nationwide Series race of 186.548 mph set by Greg Biffle in 2007. It was also the first pole for Dillon, the 22-year-old grandson of legendary car owner Richard Childress, and came in his 24th Nationwide Series event.

Cole Whitte (189.708 mph) qualified second and made it an all-Chevy front row, followed by Sprint Cup series regular Joey Logano (189.573), James Buescher (189.190), Danica Patrick (188.793) and Elliott Sadler (188.585).

A total of 20 drivers topped the previous track record.

The Alliance Truck Parts 250 is scheduled for today at 3:45 p.m.

After Saturday qualifying; race Saturday

At Michigan International Speedway

Brooklyn, Mich.

Lap length: 2 miles

(Car number in parentheses)

1. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 190.375 mph.

2. (88) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 189.708.

3. (18) Joey Logano, Toyota, 189.573.

4. (30) James Buescher, Chevrolet, 189.19.

5. (7) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 188.793.

6. (2) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, 188.585.

7. (33) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 188.378.

8. (31) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 188.373.

9. (22) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 188.353.

10. (99) Kenny Wallace, Toyota, 188.103.

11. (12) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 188.083.

12. (38) Brad Sweet, Chevrolet, 187.847.

13. (20) Michael McDowell, Toyota, 187.607.

14. (70) Johanna Long, Chevrolet, 187.593.

15. (54) Kurt Busch, Toyota, 187.539.

16. (44) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 187.402.

17. (11) Brian Scott, Toyota, 187.315.

18. (43) Michael Annett, Ford, 187.1.

19. (81) Jason Bowles, Toyota, 186.877.

20. (6) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 186.582.

21. (23) Jamie Dick, Chevrolet, 186.369.

22. (14) Jeff Green, Toyota, 186.297.

23. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 185.433.

24. (39) Josh Richards, Ford, 185.405.

25. (10) Kevin Lepage, Toyota, 185.223.

26. (42) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 185.123.

27. (40) Erik Darnell, Chevrolet, 185.085.

28. (19) Tayler Malsam, Toyota, 185.033.

29. (46) Chase Miller, Chevrolet, 184.478.

30. (01) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 184.285.

31. (51) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 183.734.

32. (41) Timmy Hill, Ford, 182.848.

33. (4) Danny Efland, Chevrolet, 182.085.

34. (15) Blake Koch, Chevrolet, 181.383.

35. (50) T.J. Bell, Chevrolet, 181.273.

36. (08) Tony Raines, Ford, 181.128.

37. (24) Angela Cope, Chevrolet, 180.65.

38. (75) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, 180.041.

39. (89) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, 179.216.

40. (47) Matt DiBenedetto, Chevrolet, 178.439.

41. (71) Michael Guerity, Chevrolet, 178.112.

42. (52) Tim Schendel, Chevrolet, 176.018.

43. (74) Mike Harmon, Chevrolet.

Mike Pryson
- Mike Pryson covered auto racing for the Jackson (Mich.) Citizen Patriot and M-Live Media Group from 1991 until joining Autoweek as online motorsports editor In 2012.
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